| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Melvin Neal (fresh) SG - David Miller (fresh) SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) PF - Thomas Wilson (fresh) C - Warren Rhodes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Erwin Fletcher (fresh) SG - Carroll Park (fresh) SF - Billy Villagomez (fresh) PF - Bobby Finley (fresh) C - Michael Collins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Bobby Finley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:41 | UNLV | Carroll Park misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on David Miller - foul #1 on David Miller, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | UNLV | Carroll Park misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | UNLV | Carroll Park makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:33 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Melvin Neal | 3-1 |
| 19:30 | UNLV | Billy Villagomez is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Smith - foul #1 on Joseph Smith, team foul #2 | 3-1 |
| 19:07 | UNLV | Joseph Smith is called for the reach on Erwin Fletcher - foul #2 on Joseph Smith, team foul #3 | 3-1 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut (SF) Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 18:38 | UNLV | Billy Villagomez misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Kohut - foul #1 on Joseph Kohut, team foul #4 | 3-1 |
| 18:38 | UNLV | Billy Villagomez makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:38 | UNLV | Billy Villagomez makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:36 | New Mexico | Billy Villagomez picks off the pass by Melvin Neal in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 18:34 | UNLV | Billy Villagomez hits the finger roll | 3-5 |
| 18:30 | New Mexico | Melvin Neal is hacked by Billy Villagomez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Billy Villagomez, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 18:15 | New Mexico | David Miller blows the wide open layup | 3-5 |
| 18:13 | UNLV | Michael Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:49 | UNLV | Bobby Finley misses long on an open driving attempt from the baseline | 3-5 |
| 17:47 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Thomas Wilson | 3-5 |
| 17:27 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by David Miller | 6-5 |
| 17:24 | UNLV | Joseph Kohut picks off the pass by Erwin Fletcher in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| 17:21 | New Mexico | David Miller hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Kohut | 8-5 |
| 17:03 | UNLV | Carroll Park is wide open but clanks a runner from the baseline | 8-5 |
| 17:02 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:57 | New Mexico | Melvin Neal clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 16:55 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes can't tip it in | 8-5 |
| 16:53 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Wilson | 8-5 |
| 16:30 | New Mexico | David Miller misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-5 |
| 16:29 | UNLV | Carroll Park grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 16:12 | UNLV | Billy Villagomez misses the easy layup | 8-5 |
| 16:10 | UNLV | Bobby Finley misses the tip | 8-5 |
| 16:08 | UNLV | Bobby Finley tips it home | 8-7 |
| 15:50 | New Mexico | David Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG), Theodore Napier (SG), Carlos Daluz (SF), Kenneth Jumper (PF), Roger Jones (C) Melvin Neal, David Miller, Joseph Kohut, Thomas Wilson, Warren Rhodes | |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Housley (SG), Steven Jones (PF), Francis Windom (C) Carroll Park, Bobby Finley, Michael Collins | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Ford (fresh) SG - Theodore Napier (fresh) SF - Carlos Daluz (fresh) PF - Kenneth Jumper (fresh) C - Roger Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Erwin Fletcher (tiring) SG - Peter Housley (fresh) SF - Billy Villagomez (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Steven Jones (fresh) C - Francis Windom (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | UNLV | Billy Villagomez is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Billy Villagomez, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Carroll Park (SF) Billy Villagomez | |
| 15:17 | New Mexico | Steven Jones is called for the reach on Roger Jones - foul #1 on Steven Jones, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| 15:01 | New Mexico | Roger Jones can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Francis Windom - foul #1 on Francis Windom, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| 15:01 | New Mexico | Roger Jones makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:01 | New Mexico | Roger Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:58 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher is hacked by Michael Ford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Ford, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes (C) Roger Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 14:38 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 14:37 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Kenneth Jumper | 10-7 |
| 14:32 | New Mexico | Michael Ford can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-7 |
| 14:31 | UNLV | Steven Jones snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 14:29 | UNLV | Peter Housley's pass is intercepted by Michael Ford in the backcourt | 10-7 |
| 14:28 | New Mexico | Michael Ford banks in the layup | 12-7 |
| 14:05 | UNLV | Steven Jones's pass is intercepted by Carlos Daluz | 12-7 |
| 13:44 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot in the paint | 12-7 |
| 13:42 | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz snags the offensive board | 12-7 |
| 13:30 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes misses long on a turnaround from close range | 12-7 |
| 13:29 | UNLV | Steven Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 13:08 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-7 |
| 13:07 | UNLV | Steven Jones tips it in | 12-9 |
| 12:44 | New Mexico | Peter Housley is called for the reach on Kenneth Jumper - foul #1 on Peter Housley, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Neal (PG), David Miller (SG), Joseph Kohut (SF), Thomas Wilson (PF), Roger Jones (C) Michael Ford, Theodore Napier, Carlos Daluz, Kenneth Jumper, Warren Rhodes | |
| Subs | UNLV | Bobby Finley (PF), Michael Collins (C) Steven Jones, Francis Windom | |
| 12:33 | New Mexico | Erwin Fletcher is called for the reach on Melvin Neal - foul #1 on Erwin Fletcher, team foul #6 | 12-9 |
| 12:19 | New Mexico | Melvin Neal misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 12:18 | UNLV | Bobby Finley snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 11:54 | UNLV | Carroll Park comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 11:52 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson grabs the board | 12-9 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Melvin Neal (tiring) 1 ast. SG - David Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Kohut (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Wilson (tiring) 3 reb. C - Roger Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Erwin Fletcher (very tired) SG - Peter Housley (tired) SF - Carroll Park (tired) 1 pts. PF - Bobby Finley (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Collins (tiring) | |
| 11:48 | New Mexico | David Miller can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 11:46 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut grabs the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 11:33 | New Mexico | Melvin Neal makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Kohut | 14-9 |
| 11:33 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 14-9 |
| 11:11 | UNLV | Michael Collins lays it in on a great pass from Peter Housley | 14-11 |
| 10:48 | New Mexico | David Miller misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Peter Housley - foul #2 on Peter Housley, team foul #7 | 14-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG), Warren Rhodes (C) Melvin Neal, Roger Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | Billy Villagomez (SF), Steven Jones (PF) Peter Housley, Bobby Finley | |
| 10:48 | New Mexico | David Miller makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 10:48 | New Mexico | David Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:46 | UNLV | Carroll Park's pass is intercepted by David Miller in the backcourt | 16-11 |
| 10:44 | New Mexico | David Miller banks in the layup | 18-11 |
| 10:42 | UNLV | Billy Villagomez is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 18-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Francis Windom (C) Michael Collins | |
| 10:36 | New Mexico | David Miller knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Ford | 21-11 |
| 10:16 | UNLV | Carroll Park comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 21-11 |
| 10:14 | UNLV | Steven Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-11 |
| 09:53 | UNLV | Carroll Park buries a shot from the right wing | 21-13 |
| 09:35 | New Mexico | Michael Ford misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-13 |
| 09:34 | UNLV | Billy Villagomez pulls down the rebound | 21-13 |
| 09:15 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-13 |
| 09:14 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Joseph Kohut | 21-13 |
| 09:09 | New Mexico | Michael Ford hits a jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Erwin Fletcher - foul #2 on Erwin Fletcher, team foul #8 | 23-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Theodore Napier (SG), Carlos Daluz (SF), Kenneth Jumper (PF), Roger Jones (C) David Miller, Joseph Kohut, Thomas Wilson, Warren Rhodes | |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Housley (SG), Bobby Finley (PF), Michael Collins (C) Erwin Fletcher, Steven Jones, Francis Windom | |
| 09:09 | New Mexico | Michael Ford makes the free throw | 24-13 |
| 09:07 | UNLV | Peter Housley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Neal (PG) Michael Ford | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 09:02 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier is open and buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Carlos Daluz | 26-13 |
| 08:34 | UNLV | The jumper by Carroll Park is denied by Kenneth Jumper | 26-13 |
| 08:33 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Housley | 26-13 |
| 08:09 | UNLV | Michael Collins clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Roger Jones - foul #1 on Roger Jones, team foul #6 | 26-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson (PF), Joseph Kohut (C) Carlos Daluz, Roger Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | Francis Windom (C) Peter Housley | |
| 08:09 | UNLV | Michael Collins makes the 1st free throw | 26-14 |
| 08:09 | UNLV | Michael Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| 07:47 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Wilson, team foul #7 | 26-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG), Warren Rhodes (C) Melvin Neal, Theodore Napier | |
| Subs | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher (PG), Steven Jones (PF) Bobby Finley, Francis Windom | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Jumper (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Kohut (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Wilson (tiring) 3 reb. C - Warren Rhodes (tiring) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Erwin Fletcher (very tired) SG - Carroll Park (very tired) 3 pts. SF - Billy Villagomez (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Steven Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Collins (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 07:29 | UNLV | Michael Collins is whistled for a carry | 26-15 |
| 07:12 | New Mexico | Kenneth Jumper misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-15 |
| 07:11 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 26-15 |
| 06:48 | UNLV | Billy Villagomez connects on the fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Joseph Kohut - foul #2 on Joseph Kohut, team foul #8 | 26-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Miller (SG), Carlos Daluz (SF) Joseph Kohut, Thomas Wilson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Housley (SG), Bobby Finley (PF) Erwin Fletcher, Steven Jones | |
| 06:48 | UNLV | Billy Villagomez makes the free throw | 26-18 |
| 06:24 | New Mexico | Michael Ford can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Carroll Park - foul #1 on Carroll Park, team foul #9 | 26-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Theodore Napier (SG) David Miller | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 06:24 | New Mexico | Michael Ford makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 06:24 | New Mexico | Michael Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 06:24 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-18 |
| 06:04 | New Mexico | Michael Ford misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway in the paint | 27-18 |
| 06:02 | UNLV | Michael Collins snags the defensive board | 27-18 |
| 05:39 | UNLV | Peter Housley is whistled for traveling | 27-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Neal (PG), David Miller (SG), Thomas Wilson (PF), Roger Jones (C) Michael Ford, Theodore Napier, Kenneth Jumper, Warren Rhodes | |
| Subs | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher (PG), Steven Jones (PF), Francis Windom (C) Peter Housley, Bobby Finley, Michael Collins | |
| 05:34 | New Mexico | David Miller is hacked by Steven Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Jones, team foul #10 | 27-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Bobby Finley (PF) Steven Jones | |
| 05:34 | New Mexico | David Miller makes the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 05:34 | New Mexico | David Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 05:11 | UNLV | Bobby Finley is fouled on the floor by Roger Jones - foul #2 on Roger Jones, team foul #9 | 29-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes (C) Roger Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 05:11 | UNLV | Bobby Finley makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 05:11 | UNLV | Bobby Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 04:51 | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz makes the 3 from the right corner set up by David Miller | 32-20 |
| 04:25 | UNLV | Francis Windom lays it in and the foul's on Warren Rhodes - foul #1 on Warren Rhodes, team foul #10 | 32-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Theodore Napier (SG), Kenneth Jumper (SF) David Miller, Carlos Daluz | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Collins (C) Erwin Fletcher | |
| 04:25 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 32-22 |
| 04:25 | UNLV | Francis Windom makes the free throw | 32-23 |
| 04:08 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Bobby Finley - foul #1 on Bobby Finley, team foul #11 | 32-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG) Melvin Neal | |
| Subs | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher (PG) Francis Windom | |
| 04:08 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 04:08 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 03:43 | UNLV | Michael Ford steals it from Carroll Park | 33-23 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Ford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Theodore Napier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Jumper (tiring) PF - Thomas Wilson (tired) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Rhodes (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Erwin Fletcher (very tired) SG - Carroll Park (very tired) 3 pts. SF - Billy Villagomez (tired) 7 pts. PF - Bobby Finley (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Collins (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Smith (SF), Joseph Kohut (PF), Roger Jones (C) Kenneth Jumper, Thomas Wilson, Warren Rhodes | |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Housley (SG), Steven Jones (PF), Francis Windom (C) Carroll Park, Bobby Finley, Michael Collins | |
| 02:48 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-23 |
| 02:46 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut grabs the board | 33-23 |
| 02:43 | New Mexico | Peter Housley steals the ball from Joseph Smith in the backcourt | 33-23 |
| 02:14 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher is whistled for a carry | 33-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Neal (PG), David Miller (SG) Michael Ford, Theodore Napier | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Collins (C) Francis Windom | |
| 02:12 | New Mexico | Steven Jones is called for the reach on Joseph Kohut in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Jones, team foul #12 | 33-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Bobby Finley (PF) Steven Jones | |
| 02:12 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut misses the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 02:12 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 01:44 | UNLV | The jump hook by Billy Villagomez is blocked by Joseph Kohut | 34-23 |
| 01:43 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith grabs the board | 34-23 |
| 01:37 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut is open but comes up short on the shot in the lane | 34-23 |
| 01:36 | UNLV | Billy Villagomez pulls down the rebound | 34-23 |
| 01:11 | UNLV | Bobby Finley misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-23 |
| 01:09 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith pulls down the rebound | 34-23 |
| 01:07 | New Mexico | Melvin Neal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz (PG), Kenneth Jumper (PF) Melvin Neal, Roger Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | Carroll Park (SG) Peter Housley | |
| 00:45 | UNLV | Billy Villagomez misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-23 |
| 00:43 | UNLV | Carroll Park tips it home | 34-25 |
| 00:41 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Villagomez - foul #3 on Billy Villagomez, team foul #13 | 34-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Housley (SG), Francis Windom (C) Billy Villagomez, Michael Collins | |
| 00:41 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 00:41 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Francis Windom misses the dunk | 36-25 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz gets the rebound | 36-25 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico | Peter Housley is called for the reach on David Miller in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Housley, team foul #14 | 36-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Theodore Napier (PG), Thomas Wilson (PF) Carlos Daluz, Kenneth Jumper | |
| Subs | UNLV | Billy Villagomez (SF) Peter Housley | |
| 00:07 | New Mexico | David Miller makes the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico | David Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut gets the offensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-25 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Francis Windom | 37-25 |